Comments on: Bellysonic – the iPod for unborn Babies http://www.talk2myshirt.com/blog/archives/474 everything about Wearable Electronic Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:41:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Josh http://www.talk2myshirt.com/blog/archives/474/comment-page-1#comment-3785 Josh Fri, 02 May 2008 16:24:28 +0000 http://www.talk2myshirt.com/blog/archives/474#comment-3785 Thank you for your Bellysonic review. The science behind prenatal development is growing, and many researchers have contributed to this field. Dr. Alfred Tomatis, a pioneer in sound therapy research discovered that prenatal sounds form an important developmental component in prenatal life because they provide a foundation for learning and behavior (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Tomatis). Some more information points to the stages of prenatal development and how the sensory functions begin to form: the ear first appears in the 3rd week of gestation and it becomes functional by the 16th week. The fetus begins listening by the 24th week. The cochlear structures of the ear appear to function by the 20th week and mature synapses have been found between the 24th and 28th weeks. This data and more is discussed in Gissele Whitwell's paper, The Importance of Prenatal Sound and Music (http://www.birthpsychology.com/lifebefore/sound1.html) Thank you for your Bellysonic review. The science behind prenatal development is growing, and many researchers have contributed to this field. Dr. Alfred Tomatis, a pioneer in sound therapy research discovered that prenatal sounds form an important developmental component in prenatal life because they provide a foundation for learning and behavior (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Tomatis).

Some more information points to the stages of prenatal development and how the sensory functions begin to form: the ear first appears in the 3rd week of gestation and it becomes functional by the 16th week. The fetus begins listening by the 24th week. The cochlear structures of the ear appear to function by the 20th week and mature synapses have been found between the 24th and 28th weeks. This data and more is discussed in Gissele Whitwell’s paper, The Importance of Prenatal Sound and Music (http://www.birthpsychology.com/lifebefore/sound1.html)

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